1985 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
(Woo-hoo-[G]hoo)[C][Em][D]
(Woo-hoo-[G]hoo)[C][Em][D][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Debbie just hit the wall,
[C]she never had it all
[Em]One Prozac a day, [D]husband's a CPA
[G]Her dreams went out the door
[C]when she turned twenty-four
[Em]Only been with one man,
[D]what happened to her plan?

[Verse 2]
[G]She was gonna be an actress,
[C]she was gonna be a star
[Em]She was gonna shake her ass
[D]on the hood of Whitesnake's car
[G]Her yellow SUV[C] is now the enemy
[Em]Looks at her average life
[D]and nothin' has been alright

[Chorus 1]
Since Bruce [G]Springsteen, Madonna
[C]Way before Nirvana
There was [Em]U2 and Blondie
And [F]music still on MTV
Her [G]two kids in high school
They [C]tell her that she's uncool
'Cause [Em]she's still preoccupied
[F]With 19, 19, 1985

[Interlude 1]
[G](Wo[C]o-hoo-hoo)[Em][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]She's seen all the classics,
[C]she knows every line
[Em]Breakfast Club, Pretty Pretty In Pink,
[D]even St. Elmo's Fire
[G]She rocked out to Wham,
[C]not a big Limp Bizkit fan
[Em]Thought she'd get a hand
[D]on a member of Duran Duran

[Verse 4]
[G]Where's the mini-skirt
[C]made of snakeskin?
[Em]And who's the other guy
that's [D]singin' in Van Halen?
[G]When did rea[C]lity become TV?
[Em]What ever happened to
[D]sitcoms, game shows?

[Chorus 2]
(On the radio was) [G]Springsteen, Madonna
[C]Way before Nirvana
There was [Em]U2 and Blondie
And [F]music still on MTV
Her [G]two kids in high school
They [C]tell her that she's uncool
'Cause [Em]she's still preoccupied
[F]With 19, 19, 1985

[Interlude 2]
[G][C][Em][D]

[Bridge 1]
[G]She hates time,
[C]make it stop
[Em]When did Motley Crue become [D]classic rock?
[G]And when did Ozzy
[C]become an actor?
[Em]Please make this[D] stop, stop, stop

[Chorus 3]
And bring back [G]Springsteen, Madonna
[C]Way before Nirvana
There was [Em]U2 and Blondie
And [F]music still on MTV
Her [G]two kids in high school
They [C]tell her that she's uncool
'Cause [Em]she's still preoccupied
[F]1985
[G]Springsteen, Madonna
[C]Way before Nirvana
There was [Em]U2 and Blondie
And [F]music still on MTV
Her [G]two kids in high school
They [C]tell her that she's uncool
'Cause [Em]she's still preoccupied
[F]With 19, 19, 1985